2009 NBA Draft Winners and Losers
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, July 6th 2009. Under Basketball Tags: 2009 NBA Draft, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, DeMar DeRozan, Dwayne Wade, Hasheem Thabeet, Houston Rockets, Jonny Flynn, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Richard Jefferson, Ricky Rubio, Ron Artest, Shaquille O'Neal, Tracy McGrady, Washington Wizards, Yao Ming
Plenty of teams improved themselves in one way or another. Some chose financial freedom; unloading costly players for cap room, or shipping unwanted picks or talent for some extra cash.
And while several teams made an impact with some solid selections in the draft, there were also quite a few trades ... Continue Reading
Lakers strengthen repeat hopes by signing veteran forward Artest
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Thursday, July 2nd 2009. Under Basketball Tags: Houston Rockets, Lamar Odom, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Ron Artest, Trevor Ariza, Yao Ming
You don’t stay on top without making the right moves, and after seeing the Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, and San Antonio Spurs make big trades last week, the Los Angeles Lakers have made a big splash early on in free agency by nabbing one of the top names on the ... Continue Reading
Does Yao’s injury mean time to hit panic button in Houston?
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, June 30th 2009. Under Basketball Tags: Houston Rockets, NBA, Yao Ming
Just when the Rockets push the eventual champion L.A. Lakers to a seventh game, Ming breaks his foot. Again.
And then after Houston was ousted, the Rockets front office immediately tried rectifying the damage done by Ming's injury. Despite finding a gem in Aaron Brooks throughout the playoffs, they attempted to ... Continue Reading





